Method of painting



Dec. 22, 193 6. B. CQNNELLY 2,065,266

METHOD OF PAINTING Filed May 5, 1936 ZIwucmkom IA? wax/(y Patented Dec.22, 1936-- UNITED STATES. PATENT OFFICE METHOD OF PAINTING EleanorBaldwin Connelly, San Simeon, Calif.

Application May 5, 1936, Serial No. 78,041 I 2 Claims.

This invention relates broadly to the class of ornamentation andpertains particularly to an improved method of painting.

The primary object of the present invention 6 is to provide a novelmethod of painting with water colors and finishing the water colorpicture in such a way as to give the efiect of a picture done in oils.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved method ofpainting whereby is obtained a picture giving the appearance of an oilpainting done on canvas in the usual manner, but which does not involvethe use of oil paints or require the employment of canvas as a body 16upon which to place the picture.

In carrying out the present invention, it is preferable that there beemployed a good white drawing paper upon which to apply the drawingmaterials. The picture is then developed upon the paper withwater colorpaints, it being preferred to employ the type of water color paint ofthe semi-moist variety such, for example, as the paints which may beobtained upon the market under the name of Pranks semi-moist water colorpaints. 4

After the water color picture has been completed, it is then carefullygone over with wax crayons, matching the colors of the picture with thecrayons so that the colored crayon material will be applied directlyover the areas of like color in the water color picture.

After completing the crayon applying step, the entire crayoned surfaceof the picture is subjected to a vigorous rubbing with a silken cloth'35'so as to polish the wax material of the crayons picture aresharply-and harshly outlined. This is the general efiect obtained in theuse of water colors. I

Figure 2 illustrates the softened and blended effect obtain bythe'present method after the colored crayons have been applied to thedrawing as represented in Figure 1, and the entire drawing has beenrubbed over in the manner described. It will be apparent that thisrubbing over effect will produce a merging, of the adjacent edges ofcontrasting colors so that the picture will stand out in its entiretymore distinctly than it does when prepared as illustrated in Figure 1,where the distinct and harsh ,outlines have the effect of directing theattentionfio specific parts of the picture and do notljpermit the eye tosee the picture as a whole as it-should do.

From the foregoing taken in connection with the accompanyingillustration, it will beapparent that the present method enables anartist to obtain efiects which cannot be obtained as easily in any othermanner and makes it possible to produce a picture having all of theappearance of an oil painting but without involving the time and expenserequired in the production of an oil painting.

What is claimed is:-

-1. The method of painting which comprises developing a picture upon asuitable body with fluid coloring materials, then going over the pictureafter the same has dried with wax crayons having colors matching thecolors of the original picture, and finally effecting the polishing andblending of the colored wax material whereby to produce a changedappearance in the original picture.

2. The method of painting which comprises developing a picture upon asuitable body in water colors, allowing the water color picture to dry,then crayoning the dry water color picture with wax crayons of colorsmatching the colors of the picture, and then rubbing the entire waxedpicture with a suitable rubbing body to effect a polishing and blendingof the colored waxes.

ELEANOR BALDWIN CONNEILY.

